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American Indian English / William L. Leap.

American Indian English / William L. Leap.

American Indian English / William L. Leap.

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American Indian English / William L. Leap.

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Full title

American Indian English / William L. Leap.

Author / Creator

Publisher

Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c1993.

Call Numbers

T0384532

Record Identifier

74VKKyVWapK3

MMS ID

991021997719702626

Language

English

Formats

Physical Description

Physical content

vii, 312 p. ; 24 cm.

Contents

Pt. I. Speaker and Structures. Ch. 1. Speakers and Speech Communities. Ch. 2. Sound Patterns, Sentence Forms, and Meanings -- Pt. II. Indian English and Ancestral Language Tradition. Ch. 3. The Ancestral Language Base. Ch. 4. Diversity and Contrast -- Pt. III. History and Functions. Ch. 5. Thoughts...

Publication information

Publisher

Salt Lake City : University of Utah Press, c1993.

Place of Publication

Utah

Date Published

c1993.

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Scope and Contents

Summary

Unlike contemporary studies on schooling, ethnicity, empowerment, and educational failure, American Indian English avoids postmodernist jargon and discourse strategies in favor of direct description and commentary. Data are derived from conditions of real-life experience faced by speakers of Indian English in various English-speaking settings. This...

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Full title

American Indian English / William L. Leap.

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Author / Creator

Notes

General note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index.

Transferred from N427.908997/1.

Contextual Information

Date Copyright

c1993.

Identifiers

Primary Identifiers

Call Numbers

T0384532

Record Identifier

74VKKyVWapK3

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKKyVWapK3

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ISBN

0874804167 (acid-free paper)

9780874804164 (acid-free paper)

DDC

427.908997

MMS ID

991021997719702626

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